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Aside from the unexpected ease of victory for Wales against Scotland in the opening match (and the last-second nature of Ireland’s win in Paris), the first two rounds of this year’s Six Nations have largely occurred as expected. But one thing has caught the eye: England’s Eddie Jones seems far from happy. His side are…

Everyone likes a spoiler nowadays don’t they. It seems in our world of instant communication that the need to ‘skip to the end’ has become a perceived virtue. So it is with the Six Nations with broadcasters and fans alike looking five matchdays ahead to a perceived winner takes all game at Twickenham (on St…

New Year. New Six Nations. And ‘The Championship’ promises to be a little different in 2017 because of (if for no other reason) the introduction of bonus points. Whether the extra point for scoring four tries or losing by less than seven points will provide a remedy to last year’s bore of a tournament remains…

And so after a Six Nations that raised more questions than answers about European international rugby, England were crowned Grand Slam winners…and deservedly so. Andrew Mayes celebrates a long overdue first place for the Red Rose but questions whether this is the start of a successful ‘New England’. So it’s finally happened. After a litany…

Here’s a question: how’s the 2016 Six Nations been for you so far? A silly one to ask you may think. The obvious answer being, “Great if you’re English, good if you’re Welsh, OK if you’re French and pretty rubbish if you’re from the other three countries”. But that’s not necessarily so… The 2016 edition…